Oxfam International

Welcome to the career site of Oxfam International at Impactpool!

Oxfam International is secular, open-minded and pluralistic and welcomes all beliefs that advance human rights. Oxfam International was established in 1995 by a group of independent non-governmental organizations. Their aim was to work together for greater impact on the international stage to reduce poverty and injustice.

Oxfam International is a confederation of affiliates, seeking maximum impact by building on our respective strengths. By working together, we enhance our collective impact and cost effectiveness and contribute to a just world without poverty.

Today, there are 18 member organizations of the confederation. They are based in: Australia, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Hong Kong, Ireland, India, Italy, Japan, Mexico, The Netherlands, New Zealand, Quebec, Spain and the United States.

The Oxfam International Secretariat is based in Oxford, UK. The Secretariat runs advocacy offices in Addis Ababa, Brussels, Geneva, New York and Washington DC.

Oxfam International’s Vision

Oxfam International’s vision is a just world without poverty and wants the world where people are valued and treated equally, enjoy their rights as full citizens, and can influence decisions affecting their lives.

Oxfam International’s Purpose

Oxfam International’s purpose is to help create lasting solutions to the injustice of poverty. Oxfam International is part of a global movement for change, empowering people to create a future that is secure, just, and free from poverty.

Achieving Oxfam International’s Purpose

Oxfam International uses a combination of rights-based sustainable development programs, public education, campaigns, advocacy, and humanitarian assistance in disasters and conflicts. Oxfam International challenges the structural causes of the injustice of poverty, and work with allies and partners locally and globally.

Oxfam International’s Beliefs

Everyone has a right to realize their potential, and to live free of poverty in a secure and more equitable world. We believe that with the necessary action and political will, this world is possible.

People have a right to life and security; to a sustainable livelihood; to be heard; to have an identity; and to have access to basic social services. We subscribe to all international covenants on rights, and to the Universal Declaration of Human Rights.

In poverty, people have little power and are denied an effective voice. Poverty means little income, too few assets, lack of access to basic services and opportunities, deep inequalities, ongoing insecurity and little opportunity for development.

Poverty is rooted in inequality, and in human action or inaction. It can be worsened by natural disasters, human violence, oppression and environmental damage, and maintained by institutions and economic means.

Women and girls are often the most oppressed by poverty; their needs and rights must be central to eliminating it.